"I would probably, with Gary O'Neil being out, and out for a while, he's probably going to be out for the next three months actually because he's due for an operation tomorrow [Wednesday], I'd probably go for a midfielder," explained Johnson.

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The 36-year-old coach also revealed that he has kept in contact with Tammy Abraham and heard from the striker recently, and explained that the club's run in the Carabao Cup has helped him in terms of keeping all the players in the squad involved.

Johnson also said that young defender Lloyd Kelly is ready for a League Two or League One loan.